• Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem, showing the journey from London to Apulia., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

to Jerusalem, showing the journey from London to Apulia. Includes two autograph copies of works of Matthew Paris: the only complete copy of the Historia Anglorum, a history of England covering the years 1070-1253 (ff. 10-156v), probably written in the

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus)., Various legal texts, including Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae)

Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus). f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf inscribed with chronological notes concerning English kings.ff. 2-9 is a Table of Contents.ff. 10-12 is inscribed with the Statutum de Consuetudinibus Kancie (in French).f. 13: is a list:Taxatio civitatis London[ensis]

• The Creed and the Lord's Prayer in English, with their titles in Latin in red in the margin : 'Credo in Deum' and 'Pater Noster'. The Creed begins: 'I leue in Godd almicten fader / Dat heuene and er6e made to gar'. The pressmark of Norwich cathedral library in the upper margin., Devotional miscellany, including the Creed in English, a bestiary, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 41-61); Henry of Sawtrey's De purgatio Sancti Patricii (ff. 73-88)

(f. 1).Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.' (f. 3v); its book-plate (f. [iv

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimo), and in the upper margin, the ownership inscriptions of Thomas Fytton and Philip Mainwaring., In Lucam

Mainwaring of Over Peover, Philip's grandfather.Sir Henry Mainwaring (b. 1726, d. 1797), 4th baronet.: his book-plate (inside upper cover).Joseph Lilly, London bookseller: purchased by the British Museum at the Lilly sale, 27 January 1873, lot 1375 for £14 using the

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) with a man standing in a doorway welcoming the sun, at the beginning of Prime. On the upper bar border are a hybrid creature, and a centaur shooting an arrow at a rabbit., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a man making a bed (?) with the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, with hybrid creatures in the border and one in the decorated intial 'B'(eati), at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Ownership inscriptions of Mysterys Felys (Mistress Phyllis), who requests, 'If you find my book take the pain to bring it home to me' (?), and of Robert Colston of Nottingham., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) with musicians and dancers, and on the bar border, a bird and a hybrid creature, at the beginning of None., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) with a man sitting up in bed, gesturing to the sun, and on the bar border, a stork, rabbit, and a centaur shooting at a bird, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'C'(onverte) with two men preparing beds, the dark blue background and a lamp with a red flame setting the scene at night, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin, the beginning of the prayers for Compline., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'D'(ilexi) with a scene of a funeral service, with a rabbit, hybrid creatures, and a centaur shooting an arrow on the upper bar border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of three clerics kneeling before an altar, with the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove above, and a hybrid creature in the margin, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, including Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Passion

159, 159v).A circular heraldic bookplate ? has been removed from f. [6b] v.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased from him by the British Museum on 9 December 1848 using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in

• Miniature of the earth in a circle, with personifications of the four cardinal points., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera); Hippocras, De Contemptu Mundi; Astronomical treatises, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £2, along with 32 other manuscripts

• Diagram of the earth, sun, and moon., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera); Hippocras, De Contemptu Mundi; Astronomical treatises, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £2, along with 32 other manuscripts

• Calendar page., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.

• Calendar page., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with the inverted arms of Harold indicating his death, and the arms of William the Conqueror with a crown, indicating his accession to the English throne., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.

• Puzzle initial 'D'(efuncto) and the arms of William the Conqueror., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.

• Marginal drawing of arms with a pike, referring to the discovery of the relics of Amphibaldus., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.

• Marginal drawing of bells being rung referring to the relaxation of the papal interdict, and of an inverted insignia indicating the death of John, abbot of St. Albans., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

majora from 1259 to 1272 (ff. 219-231).The text is preceded by a diagram of Winds (f. 1v); an Itinerary from London to Jerusalem in French, with pictures of towns (ff. 2-5) [now mounted separately], and a map of Britain (f.